湖州师范学院2012届学位考试求真艺体

湖州师范学院2012届学位英语考试试卷（艺体三本）Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Few Americans stay put（留在原处不动）for a life long time. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who become part of our life at that time.For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too strange — with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend. But the beginning of a friendship is possible.But the word “friend” can be applied to a wide range of relations—to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant（知己）.There are real differences among these relations for Americans—a friendship may be superficial, casual, situational or deep and enduring. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.1. Many Americans move from place to place for the following reasons except________.A. going to collegeB. saving moneyC. getting a better jobD. finding a place to live in retirement2. Summer is a special time when many Americans_____________.A. enjoy the sunlightB. get a good jobC. feel strangeD. travel to other countries3. When summer comes, many Americans ____________.A. hope to meet new peopleB. expect to find some close friendsC. want to begin lasting friendships with peopleD. both A and B4. From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be_______________.A. a fellow workerB. a boy or a girlC. a football playerD. all of the above5. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the second paragraphA.For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new friendships.B. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend.C. Today millions of Americans vacation abroadD. But the beginning of a friendship is possible.Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:A question often put to the specialist on fishes is “How long do fishes live?” This puts the specialist in an embarrassing position because he is often unable to give a direct answer to this simple question.But actually this question is not as simple as it seems. There are thousands of different kinds of fishes, and they vary a great deal in size and life span. It is not easy to find out just how long a fish live in its natural state.We can find out how old a fish is by studying its scales, but we cannot say how long more it would have lived if we had not caught it.We may rear fishes and record their life span but we can not be sure this is the length of time they would have lived had they been left alone.We may make markings to show how fast the fishes grow so that we can calulate the age of the largest on record, but unless this large fish dies of old age we are still not in a position to know its natural span.Unlike human beings, fishes do not stop growing when they are fully grown. They continue to grow as long as they live, although the rate of growth shows down in grown-up fishes.6. People often ask the specialist on fishes regarding______________.A. the size of fishesB. the uses of fishesC. the age of fishesD. the life span of fishes7. The specialist is embarrassed by the question because______________.A. he doesn’t know the answerB. there is no straight answer to this questionC. there is no answer to this questionD. it is a silly question8. The _____________of fishes differs a lot.A. structureB. tailC. scaleD. length9. If we want to record the life span of a fish, we must_____________.A. rear itB. weigh itC. leave it in the natural stateD. not catch it10. Adult fishes______________.A. grow more quickly than young onesB. stop growing entirelyC. grow more slowly than young onesD. die offPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called “take a mortgage (抵押).”The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50 000. In other words, they will have a $ 50 000 mortgage.How can you get a mortgage? When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial (金融的) history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition, the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment.11. What does a house mean in the United States?A. It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.B. It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.C. It is the most important property that many people try to buy.D. It doesn't belong to people if they can't borrow money from the bank.12. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrowsA. has twenty-five years to pay back the moneyB. has more than twenty-five years to pay back the moneyC. has less than twenty-five years to pay back the moneyD. has about twenty-five years to pay back the money13. What does “down payment” refer to in the passage?A. Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.B. Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.C. Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.D. Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage.14. Which is not one of the things researched by a bank?A. How much money the borrower owns.B. What salary the borrower makes.C. What kind of job the borrower has.D. What kind of house the borrower lives in.15. The most suitable title for this passage would be _______.A. How to Save Money on the HouseB. How to Borrow Money from a BankC. How to Take a MortgageD. How to Buy a HousePart II. Vocabulary and Structure (20 Points)Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1.If the soldiers ________ the military orders, they would have taken over the city last week.A. followedB. could followC. had followedD. could have followed2. ________ all the measures we’ve taken, people are still likely to get caught in traffic jams (交通阻塞) on their way to and from work.A. BeyondB. DespiteC. WithD. Besides3. Jack will always remember those days ________ he stayed in China with his brother, ________ has a great effect on his life.A. that; whichB. when; whichC. which; thatD. when; that4. ________ lots of times, the song doesn’t sound as nice as before.A. HearingB. To hearC. Having heardD. Heard5. --- What do you and Jane usually do when you have no classes?--- I enjoy traveling with friends, ________ Jane likes reading at home.A. butB. andC. whileD. though6. Not only ________ the college entrance examination, but he also got a chance to travel abroad.A. he passedB. has he passedC. he did passD. did he pass7. ________ well in an interview will be an important part of getting a place at university.A. DoB. DoingC. DoneD. Being done8. --- She looks very happy. She ________ have passed the exam.--- I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.A. shouldB. couldC. mustD. might9. The mountain was ________ steep（陡峭的）________ few people in our city reached the top.A. so; asB. so; thatC. as; asD. too; to10. As far as I know, ________ their task ahead of time, they often stayed up late into the night.A. finishingB. having finishedC. finishedD. to finish11. Ham offered to pay as much as $100,000 for the painting, ________ he didn’t seem very informed about it.A. as ifB. now thatC. even ifD. so that12. It is really hard to find a nice place in this city ________ we can have a picnic.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. when13. Nowadays many parents find ________ for them to share ideas with their children.A. it difficultB. that is difficultC. difficultD. of difficulty14. It is one of the funniest things ________ on the Internet so far this year.A. findingB. being foundC. to findD. found15. ________ parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children..A. ThatB. WhichC. WhatD. As16. Without electricity, our way of life quite different today.A) is B) will be C) would be D) would have been17. Go and get some milk, ____________?A) will you B) shan’t you C) don’t you D) do you18. Susan meant you about it, but she was too shy to do so.A) to have told B) telling C) to tell D) having told19. It is no use college students what to do because they usually have they own ideas.A) telling B) to have told C) to tell D) having told20. China is large than ___________ country in Asia.A) all B) any C) other D) any otherPart III Translation (30 Points)Section AThere are five sentences in this part. You are required to translate these sentences into Chinese. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1.It is never too late to mend.2.For years the girl harbored resentment against her stepmother.ugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.4.All that glitters is not gold.5.More haste, less speed.Section BThere are five sentences in this part. You are required to translate these sentences into English. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1. As loyal Chinese citizens,______________(我们必须对国家有强烈的责任感)。